Head and shoulder support for couch-hammocks, &amp;c.



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HEAD AND SHOULDERy IUPPOBT POB COUOH-HAMMOCKS, 6to.r

972,713. i Ipaataaatlaa et Letton Patent. Puh," [pd 0pt. j 1 1910. Appltaatton Med lana la. U10. lertal No. 688.682.

lo Il whom itiaay eoiicerm. a mattress be not. used. ln those embodilte lit known that l, Isaac E. Paloma, a ments of my invention herein illustrated, the

citizen of the l'uited States, nud a resident. head and shoulder support is eoniawted to of .\liddletown. iu the eounty of Middlesex or extends to the under fuee of the mattress,

.. und Stute of ('iiuiua'tieut. have invented unA so an to su iport the. latter in an inclined 60 liii|irovenienf in lleud uiul Shoulder Suppositiuinam in certain foriustliereof is proports for Uonehdlainnaieks, &e., of which vided with a fraiue preferably underlying the followingdeseriptiou, in eonneetion with the mattress and giving greater lateral stathe ueeoni iauying drawings, is a speeifieability to tha support. as will he further dcio tion. like `t erwan the drawings represtmtacribtal. f

e lng like par s, Y Referring first to that forni of my inven- 'Ihis invention relates to head and aluuiltion shown in Figa. l to fi inclusive, the der iinpporta for eoueh liuinnioeka1 cte., and frame 0f the cimeli hammock is indicated at ia in part a division of my cti-pending applil, it being of any suitable material and con- |.1'eation No. 547,637. filed March 7, 1910 uml struction and preferably havin side kand 10 Y isin its entirety a continuation of said apend iueinlnrs connected detacha l or per plieation. innnently at their meeting ends. Ihe haili- 1n order that the prineiplc of the inrenmock body may be applied in any suitable tion may be readily nnderatmnl, l have diawu to the frame, mi, for example, b ruchmcd certain einlunlimenta thereof in the vi( ing xcpai'ate suspens-ion eudii attaches' to "I6 aeeonipunyiii drawings.-u'licreinl tbe ends of the frame or by providing a u ni- Figure l s a aide elevation with parta tary hannuoek body having a portion underlirolten a-way showing a eoueh hannnoek etnlying tho frame aml suspension ends extendliodying ni \"inventiou;1 Fig. t! is n detail ing upwardly therefrom orin any ot'herdey upon a liirger seule of a portion -of the eonlaired lnunner. ln Fig. 1, I have shown sna- 80 l strut-tion shown in Fig. l and starving u pension endsn .2--2 su|`iportiug the frame l slightly different lorniof suspenden book: nml luive indicated opstanding sides 3 laced Fig. 2l in u plan view of the u'ad end ol' ii or otherwise .secured at -l to the suspension eoueh liiiniinoek enibodyin uiy invention: ends. Upon the fraunl is superman-d '.i J0 Fig. 4 is a side elevation o the head end of' mattressl I preferably of the entire length 85 u eoiieh luinnnoek einlnalring my invention of n liannnocic between the suspeinion ends. alul showing a valance; Fig. ii is a side ele Each suspension end is shown as provided vation of the head end of the liainunieh at its upper edge with a spreader tl and eluo shown in Fig. 1 but with the mattress and cords or other stringing means 7 preferably support flat upon the frame; Fig. 6 iii a s'rde attached a'. intervals to the said Ispreader. 90 elevation of a head end of ii hammock show- 1n aeeordanro with my invention, l proing a slightly' modified forni of my iuvenvide a head aiul` .shoulder sup ort preferably lion; Figa. and Safe rea iectively a side mis|a-nded and depending rom. the head elevation and ii plan view o a further form auswiision end of the lianinuiek aial ex- 40 of the invention: Fig. 9 is n side elevation tendn v in the forms shown to the under 95 of the head end of a hammock showing a fin-ao theniatti'ess soastosapport the head braced head and shoulder stiprport: Fig. l0 .end of the .latter at a suitable ineliuatioit. ina ilun view of a iilighfly di erent foruiof Preferably this support is eomposed of a lien and shoulder support; and Figs. ll doable layer of vfabi-ie 8 between the partsand 12 are respectively an end elevation and of which is inserted aA iaiitable preferably 10 a detail showing adustablo' means for conmetallic f rame t) -of any desired shape and neetiug the support otlie suspension end. construction. 'lhisfraine is preferably of In my tio-pending apiplicationd Serial No. the entire width of the hammock and in tho- 567,123, flied June 16, 10, I have disclosed preferred einlualiiuent of my invention rests 5 a conch hammock liavi a head and shonlat ita lower end upon the frame .l o f the 105 der support. adapted to aua ndedfrom liannuoek as represented at. 10 in Fig. l.

the head suspension endo! t e hammock 'lhia vframe is preferably thin and flexible. and extending at a downward inclination It thus conforms Nina-what to the body of to and rating upon the mattraaaif the latter thel user, and if, when not in use, it is de-A ba provided, or upon tba body if aired to poation it tlatwiaa of the mattress, n

- il' the frame is to he itis it ireseuts no substantial obstruction to the lio( y of the user. In Fig. 3, lthe said fraaie 9 is shown as a siibstantiall rectangular wire loop iieeiired in tace [i sewing or otherwise if desired. he said' frame inay be of any suitable extent in the direction of the length of tlie mattress but preferably` does not extend beyond the head end thereof if connected thereto,A thus permitting ,the mattress and frame to bo positioned ilatwise of tlie-liamniock when it ia not desired tq use the support as such. 'lhe fabric 8 extends longitudinall beyond the frame rs indicated at 8 an is preferably rovided with suitable means for attaching it. to the head suspension end. 'llie strip or band 8' constitutes the means for suspendin the frame at the head e'nd of the hammoc and receives the strain incident to the use of the rest or support and substantially prevents the bulgin? of the head end of the hammock that woul o ccur were the frame at its head and to be directly engaged and supported the headsuepension end of the hammock. lor the purpose stated, I have shown tlie said fabric as provided with a pocket 11 in which is inserted aspretuler l2 having aecured thereto at suitable intervals screw eyes 13. Attachcdto Said screw eyes by wire links 14 having eaeli end lient as shown are hooks l5 of substantially U shape and adapted to stradtlle lightlyl the spreader t of the hitad simieimion etal.` 'l'he hooka 15 are conneetet in mutable manner to the links 14, as by eyes 16 at their apiees or eyes l? formed upon the inner h1.: ofthe hook as shown tu Fig. Se.

pissihitity of distortion of the spreader li 1 mattress. I llui eonatruetion ehown in lig. 2 mai' he ein'ployed to prevent any )y the pull thereon of the head and slioiilg der support. Preferably, thou 'h notv neee aarily, the unittrei-'a .7 is seweeat suitable points to the sup ort 8. as, for example, along the under sali: ofthe head of the inattress as indicated at 18 in Fig. l, or inay be otherwise attached.A tlieieto. l ireferalily provide a pillow anchas nuliented at It) to ie positioned at the end of the mattress` when the support is in use. lhia pillow is preferably attaehed by seu-ini,r or otherwise to either the head and shoulder support or the. mattress. ln Fig. l, l have. .abou-nit as'mewed ut .50 to the said support. lt is` preferably Seued only along its upper ed ve p ositioned beneath t ie liinttresa, ao that the pillow muy orei'lie the mattress when `the latter ia tlat. vl may provide suitable means to cover or eoneeal the a are between the head raam-usion end and t ie mattress when the support is in use, as by employing,r i'alanees 5ft seein-ed to'the l here lshown as of the mania tioned lhitwiae the said Valances may be tacked ander the mattress in an obviouaI manner. When it is desired to position the mattress latwiae upon the frame, the hooltii 15 are removed from the s reader 0 and said 70 hooks and linka 14 are tue ed in at the bead end ofthe mattress as indicated in Fig. 5. In auch position of the arts the pillow l0 overliea the head'end o the mattress so aa to receive the head of the occupant inthe usual manner.

It will be noted that in the several forms shown, the head end of the frame ia maintained in substantially fixed relation with respect to the head end of the hammock; so that is to say, the frame is not liable to swin from side to side or to tilt, twist' or roc when in use, although of course,V conlorniitself to the general position ofthe user.

in in that form of'emy invention shown in 35 Fig. 6I dispense wit a fratrie andaecure the cloth 22 constituting the support to the head end of the mattress an v preferably to the under side thereof b suitable lines of stitching as indicated at Otherwise the go construction may be the same as that shown in Fig. l. It is obvious that in thia aa well asin the other forms of my invention to be described the mattress and the support may be positioned llatwise when it is not desired g5 to use the latter;

l hure heretofore Jstated that the pillow llt may he attaelietl either to theaupport or to the. mattress. In Figs. 't' iuid 8, l have represented pillow 24 secured at 25 to the 1.30

tn this ease the Hup rt may be of any suitable etniraeter and genen the au ort is used the pillow is positioned at tie liead end of the mattress u )ou the support as indieateil in said Fig. t, but when the los maitresI is ptmitione'zl iitwise upon the frana-,then the pillow ia thrownvinto the dotted tine position indicated in said ti ure. 'l'he frame and-its supporting stri 8 are general typeil uitrated 11o in 1`ig.l. y

l ina y provide means to change the angle of the support, so aa .for exam le, to rojeet the extreme. head end of t ma niet into minowlmt more elevated position and 1w I than provide menus aupportini(l more ethief,

tii'elv the back of the neclrof e occupant. 'to that end, l ina empio as indu-ated I nf Fig. t), a pair of races hinged at their upper ends at 27 'to tha upper eornara of tha lao fraaie t) nadat their lower enda 28 4e ging the traine between; the mattreiia and t atan'dni ed of thehaml'nock. It. la rions t int yw'inging the lower endl of these braces, tho enfle of inclination of the 12k support may he a tered without efectiu lateral edges of said support, as indieated l the .attaehiuent of the support. tothe hm uns enaon end of the hammock and also .wit tout requiring any ad uatment of` the foot end o( the support. wit relation to the in Fi 4, and extending if desired to or below t 'ie up er edge of the upstnnding aides-i 8. When t ie n iattreiia and anpportA are posi- .descriptive sense and not for purposes of 079,713 I v B trama ot the hammock. la tho construction here shown the traine itself and the strip or band 8' are of the general type heretofore described. In the forma of the invention shown in Figs. 7 to tl, the sup rt may or may not be attached to the ina tress. t is not necessary that the su port be attached to the mattress, althougi suitably underlying the 1'9 saine. lf the support be not attached to the t mattress, lt may or may not be attached at its lower end to tliefraine of the hammock. I may, however, provide means for so attaching its lower end. In Fi?. 10,. I have shown the frame as of aubetant ally inverted U aha and provided at its lower end with eyes receiving pivoted pins 84 adapted to be seated in any desired sockets raugin loiigitudilially along the s ide ineiiibei's o 3o the frame thereby permitting longitudinal play or adjustment alon the iamiliock. lt -ia evident that in using t e frame of iny invention shown in l"ig.'l0 the mattress may be poaitioned tlatwise without detaching the .28 pins 34 from the fraaie, as by detachlng the support from the suspension end, the foriner may'itself be itioned atwise upon the frame, as described in connection with Figs. 1 and ti. This depends, of course, upon the 'to relative position of the sockets with respect to the head end of the hainmoclt.

I may if dired provide a suitable means for adjustably connecting the shoulder support to the head nsion end of the hamle mock. For exam le, l ina provide adjustable connections ween t e hooks 1li and the -fabric 8 or spreader l2 thereof. For this purpose, I have in Figs'll and l2, y shown linka 88 having longitudinal slots 3i) eo with notches 40. The lower bent ends of the' linka 14 ma be enga with an of the desired notc ies, so as ongitudinal y to adjust the head reet in an obvious manner.

' Any other suitable adjusting means niay be 4l provided.. Qtherwiae the rest or support ma be ofthe general typo already def It isu'obvious thatl any' suitable seating may beemployed iii connection with the t0 frame l the aeatiug being 'preterahlyof l either w re or cloth. ln Figs. l, #l and elsewhere, I have indicated Aa textile seating ll ap lied in any suitable iu'anneil to the fraaie.

y t is ap arent from the fori-goin de- Il# Ieri tion tiat the shoulder support ieicin [v ydiet: o aed is of aim le vet effective construction and that if esircd it may readilv be detached from the head sus|x-nsion en so aa to permit the mattress to be lamitioned l atwiae upon the fraaie of the haiiinmc'k.

,l VHaving'thiua described -one illustrative. .embodiment ot niy invention, I desire 'it to Jfbefiinderatood that 'althzifh epccilicternia f are employed, they are u in a generic and limitation. the sco w ol' the iiiveiitioiu being having at its head end means for detachablv sus nding it at thc head suspension end of t ic hauiniock whereby the strain of support is wholly transferred to the liaminoek head end suspension means, said rest t or sup ort atits lower cndhiivin a lon tiidina ly sliding engaiiement wit i the at port-ion of the haiunioc whereby when the 'rest or support suspension means are detached from the hammock hcadsuspenaion means, the rest or support may be alid t0- wai'd the foot cud of the hammock nullicicntly to permit the tlatwise positioning of said rest oiisuplxirt at the base of the head suslansion ein of thtI lianinaick. said rest or support having attached thereto along its upper end a pil ow positiouali'le u n the mattress when tho latter is tiat ani at the head end thereof when thc mattress is iaclined. f'

2. A head and shoulder rest or sap ioit adapted for use with a couch lininnioek iaving a substantially tlat body portion and upright suspension ends, said rest or stipport having a frame .'itionnble at an incline beneath the hein and shoulders of the user, and having at its head eiid suspension means, and a flexible connection between the latter and said head end of the fraaie and extending longitudinally of the fraaie, said suspension ineans being detachably engagealde with the hauiinoi-k head end suspension means, and said fraaie at its lower end hav-V iiy.' longitudinal playaloniz the ilat portion o the hammock.

Il. head and shoulder reet or sup rt adapted for use with a couch hauuuork, iuving a snbstantiallv llat body portion aud upright suspension ends. said rest or suppoi-t being |msitioiiab|u at an' iuclinebeucath the head and shoulders of thc user, suspenalon v its own u per transverse edge only, to ta` head len of said rest orsupport. wlwirby when `the rest or sup iort is positioned llatwise of the hinninoe the pillow is adapted to be superposed lupon the bainuiock mattress and when the rest or supportis inclined. it is adapted to lio at the head end of-tlie mattress when the latter is supported in inclined position by said fraaie.

4. A head and shoulder rest or support adapted for use with a couch hammock, aving a substantially tiat body portion and up- .siou'na-aus therefor, aiul u pillow attached v 1s ter is inclined or tiat, said rest. or support Y a e. mwstzvsrt'm I right aaapepnioa ends said rent or suppe kse means for aup|avrting it at an inelne as clencribed, and tndimtl right auapension ends, said rast or supprt having a thm frame; readilytlexible trans'- versely of the hammock so aa to resent'no substantial obatruction to the n mmoeka wcupant when said frame is lumitioned llatwzse thereon, aaid frame being positionable at. an incline beneath the head and ahouldernY ot the user,y and having at its head end means for detachabl suspension en .if t hammock, said frame at its lower end having longitudinal play along the llat portion of the hammock.

5. A head and shoulder rest" or sup rt adapted for u'se with a couch hammock, aving a substantially tlat bodv portion and ulti.;

suspending it at the head having a wire frame `xible longitudinally and transversely of the hammock to present no substantial obstruction when tlat, and positionable at ati incline beneath the head and nhoulders of tho user und having at its head end m'eanu lor detaehably suspending it. at the head suspension end ofthe hammock, said frame at its lower end havin lon itudinal play along the tlat portion Yo the ammock.

0. A head and shoulder rest or sup ort i adapted for use with a couch hammock, navl ingha substantially tlat bod portion und uprig t auapension ends, sai rest or suplmrt l having a frame positionable at un incline beneath the head and shoulders of the user, said fralne having at its head end means for i sup rting the same at an incline us stated,

aan frame at its lower end havin lon itudiual play alon the llat4 mrtion ol the nnumock, und a pi low attac ted along its upper transverse edge only adjacent the up )er end of said frame, whereby said iillow, w n-n the restor support is positionea Ilot-wise of the hammoek. may be .superpumeil upon the ham' ntoek nmttrem. and when the rest or nupport in inclined. muv lie at the head end of the mattnaei when the latter is sup|mrted in inelined'lamttion by the frame.

A bend and boulder reat or aupport adapted for une with a eoueh. hunnnoek having.' n sulmtauliully llut bod portion uml uprigu puwenaion esula, adel reat or auprort having a frame Ilun uml readily ilexide longitudinallyI and trattoria-ely of-the hammoek to present no aulrdantial obst/ruetion whenl llat and |m.-itionable at un ineline beneath the head und shoulders nl the user, said frame having at its head end nwing at its lower end longi-fi Iplay along the tlat portion of tho hamlnoe I 8. A head and ahonlder rent or support adapted for ma: with a eourh lmmnmck,. havin u sulwtantially llat body portion and uprigtt pension ends. said rest or support. lnwi ig a fraaie |umitionable at an' in- Veonatitutet-l the nolo eline beneath the headl and shoulder of the use: anid frame having a',c`loth strip eaeurtaltransversely thereto at its headend .frame suspension means connected to said eloth 'strip whereby said frame mary bo sunpended by Mid eloth atrip at the head auapension end of the hauiluoek. uuid frame at its lower end havin longitudinal play along the that ortion of t ie hammock.

9. A lead and shoulder rest or support adapted for use with a couch hammock having u substantially flat body portion and uprig t {suspension ends, said rest. or support having a frulne .itionab e at an ineline beneath the hea and shoulders of the user, said frame Alowing at ita head end melma for aupmrtmg the ama at an incline as stated, and at its lower end having lop- .{itndinal play along the tlat portion of the nuummrk, said rest or sup ort havin at its bend end a pillow attache thereto a ong ita upper edge only, said pillow. when the rest or support is ptmitioned latwiseof the hamiuoek, being adapted to be' su rimpoeed upon the lnunmoek mattress. unse when the I rest or support is inclined, to lie at the head end of the mattress when the latter is supported in inclined position by the frame,

and substantially triangular valances at the t y `wide edges of haul frutta'.

l0. bend and shoulder rest. or aupgort for eoueh hammocks, comprising a thin exilile frame having suspension means at its head end. said frame being attached to the maler side .of the hammock mattress at its head end. whereby when said memberis aus pended. the head `end ot' the mattrtm ls su ported at un ineline, and whereby when t te l'ratne` is lln't, the lnattrexa may rest llatwiso theremt und tliefrnute present no substantial olmtrnetion to the hanunoek user.

- ll. A head and shoulder rest or support for eoueh luunnax-ka, elle., mmpristng a l frame |amitionablo at an angle beneath the head and shoulders! of tho user, said tramo having no .mbstantial bearing engagement at it upper end with the band end at the hnnnnoelc, a flexible .strip or band connected to the frame and extending longitudinally of the trame from the head end thereof, and frame nuspenaion means emuaeetml to und strip or bund. wherelnf'vndd strip or band telul-elld-ummtt for said rmt or support. said strip or band and snapene'iiou means holdin the head endjo! the frame in substantial y lix'e'd relation to the headend of the hanuaoek.l

l2. A head and shoulder rest or aap for vouch hammocks, c., comprising a hin v llexible 'frame preaenting no aubatantial obstruetion to the halmnoek nner when'tlat, said frame being |x|aitioned at an angle be neath the head und -houldeml of tho u r, s llexible aurqwnsion strip or band connected to the frame and extending Ion ttudmall ot the frame lrum the head end t teraof, an

beams B fi-iiiiu' suspension nica ii connected lo said by said suspension means, whereby in use strip oi baud and detachable fromits supsaid frame pulls downward upon the hamhioit whoiicby the frame'iiiay be positioned l mock-head suspension means, and bulging so atwise. 5 of the hammock-head end by theiframe is y s 18. A head and ahoiilder rest or support substantially avoided. f i for couch hammocks, de., comprising. a thin I lo. A hesd and shoulder rest or support.

tlcxihle frame presenting iio aiihataiitisl ob for couch hammocks consisting o! a rame struction to the hammock user when at,.| positioned st sii incline beneath the liead :i5 said frame being positioiiable at an incline i and shoulders of the useriind at itiiy head 1o -bencatli thc heiid aud shoulders of the user, l end being substantially out of contact and u lcxilile suspension strip or band connected beiiringii-.p|xirt with the head end of the to the finmc iiiid cxteiidin longitudinally liaiiiiiioclc when in use, .said frame having 4of the frame from the heat end thereof, a st its liesd eiid suspension means lor susso i* f pillow attached alonr its upper transverse pendio ilie frame st the head suspension is edge only to said sti' p or haiid aud having end o the hamm'oek and sup rting said Y s l 1 its lower edge loose, aiid frame suspension frame in substantially fixed re ation to ths- Y iiieans connected to said istrip or band. head end of .the hammock, said suspension` H; A licsd aud shoulder rest or support means receiving the strain 'of `fi'aine sus-us5 for couch hammocks, lc., comprising a naion when in use and prevcntiiif bulg- 2o frsmo extending at a downward incline bemi of the hammock Iwml end hy nai frame. iiciitli the head and shoulders of the iiser at n testimony whereof, I have signed my the hesd,end of the liiiiiiiiiock, and llexible name to this spccilication, in the presence sus nsioii means connected to said frame o'f two subscribing witnees. aii suspeiidin said frame at the head end ISAAC E. PALMER. 25 of the hammoc iii substantially lixed relall'itnesiieii:

tion to said head end, said fraii'ie bei sub- Fan. E. Fowuia,

ataiitially wholly supported at its hea end Glo. C. Haine. 

